He said that his meeting with Zelensky is allegedly possible at the final stage of negotiations to “put an end.”
“I am ready to meet with seven, including Zelensky. If the Ukrainian state trusts someone to negotiate, for God's sake, let it be Zelensky. The question is not the question, who will sign the documents?” – Putin pointed out.
According to the illegitimate president of the Russian Federation, the “legal component” of the issue is supposedly important to him.
“The signature should be legitimate authorities. Otherwise, the next will come and throw it all into the trash,” Putin said.
He added that the negotiators of the Russian Federation and Ukraine are ready to meet after June 22.
Context
The probability of a meeting of Ukraine and the aggressor countries at the Leaders level was discussed in early May before the first round of Russian-Ukrainian negotiations in Turkey. On the night of May 11, after Ultimatum of European countries Upon the cessation of fire in Ukraine, Putin suggested resume direct negotiations on the war “without preliminary conditions” In Istanbul on May 15. The President of Ukraine agreed to meet with Putin And he said that he would personally wait for him in Turkey on May 15.
Zelensky also called the right idea presence in peace negotiations US President Donald Trump. The head of the White House, for his part, did not rule out that can take part in them.
Kremlin In response, he was silent, confirming the composition of the delegation Only on the night of May 14. The illegitimate President of the Russian Federation did not go to a meeting in Turkey, sending a low -level delegation (it was headed by Putin's assistant Vladimir Medinsky), which Zelensky He called the butacher.
May 15 Zelensky arrived in Ankara and Met with Turkish President Recep Erdogan. He stated that The Ukrainian delegation will go To Istanbul “out of respect for Trump and Erdogan and wanting to try to achieve at least the first steps to end the war.”
June 2 in Istanbul The second round passed Negotiations between Ukraine and the Russian Federation. The Ukrainian delegation proposed aggressor to the country Make a meeting at the level of leaders.
Erdogan after negotiations said that wants to organize a meeting between Zelensky and Putin And attach Trump to her.
Speaker of the illegitimate President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov rejected the probability of a tripartite meeting Putin, Zelensky and Trump in the near future, explaining this by the fact that at first it is supposedly necessary to reach the technical level.
